The historic Freeman House is located on Church Street in Vienna. It is really the unofficial center of town and its active lifestyle, as on one side is the Vienna Town Green, a weekend farmers market, the W&OD Bike Trail (you can walk or run too), an organic bakery, Bazin's on Church Restaurant, Clarity, great pizza at Church Street Pizza, Continue Reading
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The following is an archive of my articles about builders, strategies, home inspections, financing, painting, staging, tips, and skills. Start reading and you can search the archive anytime.
Your Deposit Deadline
Why do you need to check your contract for specific deadlines? When you have finally been able to get a seller to accept your offer, the last thing you want to hear is that you missed a deadline in the sales contract. There are deadlines for inspections or contingencies that keep the whole process rolling. Simply, they mean that there is Continue Reading
See the Video Tour Yet?
"Our video tour numbers were up 933% in April, 2020" - Sotheby's International Realty Yup. This caught my attention too Over the past two decades, giving online real estate shoppers more information has been a high priority for companies eager to find the next big thing. But the problem facing videos was poor image quality or platforms Continue Reading
Newer homes in Vienna
Deciding to buy a new home in Vienna can often leave buyers waiting nine to twelve months, committed to making hundreds of critical last-minute selections from appliances to floor colors (to pick just two), leaving them totally exasperated month after month. Last year, a few clients bought excellent "almost new" custom homes that were only two, Continue Reading
Glass recycling in Vienna
The glass dumpster is BACK! A glass recycling dumpster is now available on Mill Street NE near Capitol Building Supply, Sheets Lumber or on your way to Caboose Tavern in Vienna. Pay attention, you'll need to start visiting it weekly because... As you may know, glass picked up with your curbside recycling now goes to the landfill. The old plan Continue Reading
Add a Sewer Scope to your Home Inspection
Having a home inspection continues to be essential for anyone who is buying a home in the Vienna real estate market. Since Virginia is a "caveat emptor" state, home buyers will often learn more during a three hour inspection than they would in three years of living in the house. Home inspections are important and continue to get more Continue Reading
Vienna Town Green ~ Lifestyle
In the center of Vienna is the Town Green which hosts activities year-round. The Town Green ties together Maple Avenue and Church Street hugging the W&OD Trail, and it is across the street from Whole Foods so visitors can easy pick up a picnic while attending an event. Recently my daughter and I attended the grand finale of Vienna Idol, a Continue Reading
Title Search – A Next Step after going to Contract
Having a professional Title Search is an important step that should be ordered by every home buyer quickly after they have entered into a contract to buy a home. Yes, you may see who the seller is online in the county tax records, but there are possibly more specifics out there that require a professional search. Did you notice that I said Continue Reading
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